In response to your clarion call in your esteemed
newspaper under ‘Saving a mega city’ relating to DJB’s matters, I give the
following comments for your consideration and highlighting them in your columns
with the fond hope and aspiration that they will receive due attention of the
authorities concerned for remedial expeditious action:-
Ø Demolition of OHT: At the instance and
approval of the then Govt.agencies and at the cost of the Anand Vihar Society
(over Rs.6 lakhs) a huge ‘overhead tank’ was constructed in 1977 for storage
and supply of ground water upto 1984 and with the supply of Ganga water in ’84
to the entire colony and surrounding areas, the OHT became redundant. The
Society had been pleading time and again with all the authorities concerned to
demolish it and construct a ‘underground water reservoir (UGR) at the same
place for supply of water. Cracks had developed in OHT and may endanger the
lives and properties of all residents around in Anand Vihar but no visible
action has been taken so far by DJB – perhaps awaiting an (un)expected and
sudden calamity to take place which will hit the ‘headlines’!
Ø Unauthorized
occupation: The DJB had unauthorizedly occupied the land surrounding the OHT which
belongs to the Society, as its cost on land and development including for
construction of the OHT, was borne by the Society. They are reluctant to leave
it which could be profitably utilized for many useful and beneficial purposes of the residents,
whose number is increasing manifold day by day!
Ø Replacement of
water pipe lines: The entire water-pipe lines were laid when the colony
came up over three decades back and the existing pipelines then laid have
outlived their prescribed lives and are wearing out supplying rusted water
through the pipelines endangering the lives of the people! Taking into
consideration all factors, the DJB assured to replace the pipelines in phases
in the entire colony about two years back but still a beginning has to be made!
With the ‘plotted’ colony becoming ‘flatted’ colony and consequent increase in
population and consumption of water by residents the DJB had also been
requested to widen the gauge of the pipelines when being replaced! No response.
Perhaps yet an another calamity awaited!
Ø Cleaning of
sewerage lines: With the increase in population in the colony and consequent increase of
flow of sewerage, the DJB had been requested to increase the gauge of the sewer
lines, pending that use a mechanical device to clean up the entire line in the
colony. No action taken.
Ø Water harvesting: As a measure of
‘water harvesting’ the Society had requested the MCD to puncture the concrete
base of the storm water drainage line so that waste water will not accumulate
but will seep into earth. But alas no action taken while they are
propagating/appealing to citizens of Delhi to take adequate measures for ‘water
harvesting’ where this simple method could save a lot of water, presently
stagnating over the base of the covered drains and thus becoming a fertile breeding
ground for mosquitoes and spreading ‘malaria’ etc.
Ø Billing system: In short it could
be said: ‘atrocious’ as the entire billing system is totally disastrous and the
meters readers and billing clerks are playing ‘havoc’ with the entire process
sending unimaginable astounding amount of bills for payment and all are forced
to go to DJB’s office to get them rectified! Have you ever heard of such a
callous machinery functioning anywhere!
T K Balu
Anand Vihar
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